Syria's foreign minister denies sending troops to Yemen

Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani reportedly denied any deployment or near plan for forces in Yemen and questioned reports of tens of thousands of troops. Al Jazeera's headline claims Syria confirms sending troops to Saudi Arabia, but its body text says Syrian officials deny the Yemen deployment reports.

Middle East · Syria · Yemen · Saudi Arabia · Political statement

Sources

• Syria confirms sending troops to Saudi Arabia amid battle against Houthis (Al Jazeera)
• Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani: If your report speaks of tens of thousands of troops, how could something of that scale possibly be kept secret? If there were a military position of… (clashreport on Telegram)
• Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani: There is no deployment of forces in Yemen and not even a near plan for this. Any military plan beyond the borders will certainly be announced and talked… (clashreport on Telegram)

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